CHS boys earn title, regional golf berth

Amarillo advances as 3-5A runnerup

Coronado's good news Friday was that it will be making a trip to the Region 1-5A boys golf tournament after winning its fourth consecutive District 3-5A title.

But CHS head coach Don Brown said he was disappointed the Mustangs won't have two teams playing in the regional tournament.

The Mustangs had their A and B squads in the top two sports heading into Friday's final round at LakeRidge Country Club, but Amarillo turned away the CHS B squad by 10 stroke Friday to earn second place and a berth in the regional tourney.

"We are glad to be going," Brown said. "But we had a chance for both of our teams to go. We didn't finish well on our home course, and Amarillo came out and played well."

The Region 1-5A boys tourney will be held April 26-27 at Lubbock Country Club. The top two teams and individuals not on the winning teams from 3-5A advanced to the regional tournament.

Brown said after the round his regional lineup would be Jason Scherr, J.J. Killeen, Brian Smith, Ben Piper and Nick Schumacher.

The Mustangs led by 16 strokes before Friday's third round and shot a 314 for the title. Amarillo fired a second-consecutive 311, earning the runner-up slot.

Tascosa's Will Doughtie fired a 73 and won medalist honors with a 221 total. Coronado's Killeen, who shot a 68 in the opening round, was second with a 222 after posting a 78 in the final round.

Monterey's Brandon Reese had the low tally of the day with an even-par 72.

Reese's effort earned him a slot in the regional tournament with a 226.

"I went into today knowing I had to shoot even par," Reese said. "But I really wasn't worried about it. The cards just fell right (Friday) and I ended up being on top.

Monterey took sixth place with a 983 and Lubbock High placed eighth.

Piper from the Coronado B squad finished third with a 225, and Scherr, Smith and Reese tied for fourth.

Smith forged into the fourth-place tie with a 1-over-par 73 Friday. He had an opportunity to finish even, but missed a 5-foot birdie putt on No. 16.

"I was chipping well," Smith said. "I missed some short putts that I was disappointed with but overall it wasn't a bad round."